Chara Tzavara
Biographic Data
| ID | 391053 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chara Tzavara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chara |
| FAMILY NAME | Tzavara |
| SIGNATURE | TZAVARA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3242-9066 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Emotion Socialization Strategies of Preschool Teachers in Greece
Grounded in stress-reactivity accounts and the Prosocial Classroom model, this study examines how preschool teachers’ responses to children’s negative emotions are associated with teacher job stress and age in Greek early childhood education settings. These frameworks suggest that elevated job stress may erode teachers’ regulatory resources and responsiveness, increasing non-supportive reactions and reducing supportive emotion coaching during emo…
Enhancing self‐efficacy for inclusive education
This study examined whether participation in an eight‐week, theory‐informed professional development programme was associated with changes in teachers' and career counsellors' self‐efficacy for inclusive education in Greek secondary schools. Grounded in Social Cognitive Theory and transformative learning, the programme combined structured sessions, practice‐based activities and guided reflection. A mixed‐methods quasi‐experimental design was used…
The Deadly Mati Wildfire in Greece
Attitudes of Health and Mental Health Professionals, and Police Staff towards Mentally Ill Offenders in Greece
Cross-National Comparisons of Internalizing Problems in a Cohort of 8952 Adolescents from Five European Countries
Various factors such as family relationships, socioeconomic indicators, socio-cultural aspects, mental health problems and demographic variables, have been associated with internalizing problems in adolescence. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of internalizing problems in adolescents from five European countries in comparison with risk factors. Using data from the European Network for Adolescent Behavior (EU NET ADB) survey…
Knowledge and Perceptions of Greek Students about Human Papilloma Virus, Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening
The present study highlights knowledge gaps and indicates the need for thorough health education strategies on HPV, targeting families and young people
Sexual Risk Behaviors of Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes in Comparison with Their Peers
Adolescents with T1D and females were more cautious than adolescents without T1D regarding sex. The associations of increased risky behaviors with male gender, older age, younger age at sexual debut and higher maternal education in adolescents with T1D merit further investigation
Exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease
Outcome of Voluntary vs Involuntary Admissions in Greece over 2 years after Discharge
Correlation between Kind of Cesarean Section and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Greek Women
A birth experience with cesarean section (CS) can be a cause of the development of post-traumatic stress disorder after a cesarean (PTSD-AC) or profile PTSD, for a percentage of women. So far, there is no data on the frequency of PTSD-AC in Greece and this syndrome is often associated with other mental disorders of the postpartum period. The purpose of this research is to associate the kind of CS with PTSD-AC for Greek mothers and the combination…
Reliability and Validity of the Greek Version of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale Among Pregnant Women
INTRODUCTION: A modifiable factor related to breastfeeding is breastfeeding attitudes. The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) is used to evaluate this factor. Although the breastfeeding rates in Greece are declined there is not available any validated instrument to evaluate infant feeding attitudes. AIM: to determine the psychometric properties of the Greek adaptation of the IIFAS in a sample of pregnant women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Preg…
Patients with chronic pain
Chronic pain, as it has been studied within this PHC setting, is a common health care problem. Individuals who had experienced chronic pain and depression had a lower health-related quality of life
Health democracy in Europe
BACKGROUND: Patient organization participation in health policy decision making is an understudied area of inquiry. A handful of qualitative studies have suggested that the growing number of patient organizations in Europe and their increasing involvement in policy issues do not result in high political effectiveness. However, existing research is largely country-specific. OBJECTIVE: To examine the degree and impact of cancer patient organization…
Cross-national aspects of cyberbullying victimization among 14–17-year-old adolescents across seven European countries
Cyberbullying victimization is an on-going problem, which is subject to country-specific socio-demographic factors and diverse patterns of current Internet use and its development. Preventive measures should emphasize the integration of Internet communication technology education in educational contexts, and focus on the consistent association between cybervictimization and internalizing and externalizing difficulties
Major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis
Major depression is a common mental health disorder and one of the most pressing public health concerns worldwide. No nationwide survey, which investigates the prevalence of a particular mental disorder, has ever been conducted in Cyprus. The present study aims to fill this gap by attempting to explore the prevalence and correlates of major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis.A random and representative sample of 600 adult Cypriots partici…
The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire
The present study examined the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire's (TEQ) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek teachers. In order to test the internal consistency reliability, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used and was found satisfactory at 0.72. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample, justifying the one-factor solution, with the only discrepancy of the low loadin…
Active Listening Attitude Scale (Alas)
The present study examined the Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek educators. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample to evaluate the scale's construct validity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed in the odd subsample to confirm the three-factor model identified by the EFA. The chi square test (χ2) of the model …
Online Social Networking in Adolescence
Psychosocial distress and functioning of Greek youth with cystic fibrosis
BACKGROUND: To assess psychosocial functioning and distress of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis compared to healthy controls. METHODS: Thirty-six patients with cystic fibrosis aged 8-18 years (24 boys, mean age ± SD: 11.5 ± 2.6 years) and 31 sex- and age-matched healthy control subjects (18 boys, mean age ± SD: 12 ± 2.5 years) were enrolled in the study. In order to assess the self-esteem, social adjustment, and family functioning of…
Child Health-Related Quality of Life and Parental Social Capital in Greece
Insomnia and its correlates in a representative sample of the Greek population
The present study confirms most findings reported from other developed countries around the world regarding the high prevalence of insomnia problems in the general population and their association with several sociodemographic and health-related predisposing factors. These results further indicate the need for more active interventions on the part of physicians who should suspect and specifically ask about such symptoms
Emotional, behavioural problems and cigarette smoking in adolescence
This study supports the association between smoking and emotional/behavioural problems among adolescents. Addressing adolescents' needs regarding their emotional/behavioural health could be helpful in the development of effective anti-smoking strategies in school environment and elsewhere
Reliability and validity of the Greek translation of the MOS-HIV health survey in HIV-infected individuals
Alexithymia is Positively Associated with the Outcome of in vitro Fertilization (IVF) Treatment
The goal was to examine prospectively the relation of psychological factors to the outcome after in vitro fertilization (IVF) in a sample of Greek women. Previous studies investigating the relation of IVF outcome to anxiety and depression have yielded contradictory results; other psychological dimensions have not been studied. 81 women who followed an IVF program during a 6-mo. period were prospectively evaluated. Demographic and gynecological da…
Prevalence of obesity in preschool Greek children, in relation to parental characteristics and region of residence
Both methods used to assess prevalence of obesity have demonstrated that a high percentage of the preschool children in our sample were overweight. Parental body mass index was also shown to be an obesity risk factor in very young children
The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire
The present study examined the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire's (TEQ) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek teachers. In order to test the internal consistency reliability, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used and was found satisfactory at 0.72. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample, justifying the one-factor solution, with the only discrepancy of the low loadin…
Active Listening Attitude Scale (Alas)
The present study examined the Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek educators. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample to evaluate the scale's construct validity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed in the odd subsample to confirm the three-factor model identified by the EFA. The chi square test (χ2) of the model …
Outcome of Voluntary vs Involuntary Admissions in Greece over 2 years after Discharge
Major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis
Major depression is a common mental health disorder and one of the most pressing public health concerns worldwide. No nationwide survey, which investigates the prevalence of a particular mental disorder, has ever been conducted in Cyprus. The present study aims to fill this gap by attempting to explore the prevalence and correlates of major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis.A random and representative sample of 600 adult Cypriots partici…
Child Health-Related Quality of Life and Parental Social Capital in Greece
Prevalence of obesity in preschool Greek children, in relation to parental characteristics and region of residence
Both methods used to assess prevalence of obesity have demonstrated that a high percentage of the preschool children in our sample were overweight. Parental body mass index was also shown to be an obesity risk factor in very young children
Measuring health-related quality of life in Greek children
Alexithymia is Positively Associated with the Outcome of in vitro Fertilization (IVF) Treatment
The goal was to examine prospectively the relation of psychological factors to the outcome after in vitro fertilization (IVF) in a sample of Greek women. Previous studies investigating the relation of IVF outcome to anxiety and depression have yielded contradictory results; other psychological dimensions have not been studied. 81 women who followed an IVF program during a 6-mo. period were prospectively evaluated. Demographic and gynecological da…
Insomnia and its correlates in a representative sample of the Greek population
The present study confirms most findings reported from other developed countries around the world regarding the high prevalence of insomnia problems in the general population and their association with several sociodemographic and health-related predisposing factors. These results further indicate the need for more active interventions on the part of physicians who should suspect and specifically ask about such symptoms
Emotional, behavioural problems and cigarette smoking in adolescence
This study supports the association between smoking and emotional/behavioural problems among adolescents. Addressing adolescents' needs regarding their emotional/behavioural health could be helpful in the development of effective anti-smoking strategies in school environment and elsewhere
Reliability and validity of the Greek translation of the MOS-HIV health survey in HIV-infected individuals
Child Health-Related Quality of Life and Parental Social Capital in Greece
Online Social Networking in Adolescence
Psychosocial distress and functioning of Greek youth with cystic fibrosis
BACKGROUND: To assess psychosocial functioning and distress of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis compared to healthy controls. METHODS: Thirty-six patients with cystic fibrosis aged 8-18 years (24 boys, mean age ± SD: 11.5 ± 2.6 years) and 31 sex- and age-matched healthy control subjects (18 boys, mean age ± SD: 12 ± 2.5 years) were enrolled in the study. In order to assess the self-esteem, social adjustment, and family functioning of…
Major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis
Major depression is a common mental health disorder and one of the most pressing public health concerns worldwide. No nationwide survey, which investigates the prevalence of a particular mental disorder, has ever been conducted in Cyprus. The present study aims to fill this gap by attempting to explore the prevalence and correlates of major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis.A random and representative sample of 600 adult Cypriots partici…
The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire
The present study examined the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire's (TEQ) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek teachers. In order to test the internal consistency reliability, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used and was found satisfactory at 0.72. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample, justifying the one-factor solution, with the only discrepancy of the low loadin…
Active Listening Attitude Scale (Alas)
The present study examined the Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS) validity and reliability in a sample of 3955 Greek educators. The sample was randomly split and an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted in the even subsample to evaluate the scale's construct validity. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed in the odd subsample to confirm the three-factor model identified by the EFA. The chi square test (χ2) of the model …
Health democracy in Europe
BACKGROUND: Patient organization participation in health policy decision making is an understudied area of inquiry. A handful of qualitative studies have suggested that the growing number of patient organizations in Europe and their increasing involvement in policy issues do not result in high political effectiveness. However, existing research is largely country-specific. OBJECTIVE: To examine the degree and impact of cancer patient organization…
Cross-national aspects of cyberbullying victimization among 14–17-year-old adolescents across seven European countries
Cyberbullying victimization is an on-going problem, which is subject to country-specific socio-demographic factors and diverse patterns of current Internet use and its development. Preventive measures should emphasize the integration of Internet communication technology education in educational contexts, and focus on the consistent association between cybervictimization and internalizing and externalizing difficulties
Reliability and Validity of the Greek Version of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale Among Pregnant Women
INTRODUCTION: A modifiable factor related to breastfeeding is breastfeeding attitudes. The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) is used to evaluate this factor. Although the breastfeeding rates in Greece are declined there is not available any validated instrument to evaluate infant feeding attitudes. AIM: to determine the psychometric properties of the Greek adaptation of the IIFAS in a sample of pregnant women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Preg…
Patients with chronic pain
Chronic pain, as it has been studied within this PHC setting, is a common health care problem. Individuals who had experienced chronic pain and depression had a lower health-related quality of life
Correlation between Kind of Cesarean Section and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Greek Women
A birth experience with cesarean section (CS) can be a cause of the development of post-traumatic stress disorder after a cesarean (PTSD-AC) or profile PTSD, for a percentage of women. So far, there is no data on the frequency of PTSD-AC in Greece and this syndrome is often associated with other mental disorders of the postpartum period. The purpose of this research is to associate the kind of CS with PTSD-AC for Greek mothers and the combination…
Sexual Risk Behaviors of Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes in Comparison with Their Peers
Adolescents with T1D and females were more cautious than adolescents without T1D regarding sex. The associations of increased risky behaviors with male gender, older age, younger age at sexual debut and higher maternal education in adolescents with T1D merit further investigation
Exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease
Outcome of Voluntary vs Involuntary Admissions in Greece over 2 years after Discharge
Cross-National Comparisons of Internalizing Problems in a Cohort of 8952 Adolescents from Five European Countries
Various factors such as family relationships, socioeconomic indicators, socio-cultural aspects, mental health problems and demographic variables, have been associated with internalizing problems in adolescence. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of internalizing problems in adolescents from five European countries in comparison with risk factors. Using data from the European Network for Adolescent Behavior (EU NET ADB) survey…
Knowledge and Perceptions of Greek Students about Human Papilloma Virus, Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening
The present study highlights knowledge gaps and indicates the need for thorough health education strategies on HPV, targeting families and young people
Attitudes of Health and Mental Health Professionals, and Police Staff towards Mentally Ill Offenders in Greece
The Deadly Mati Wildfire in Greece
Emotion Socialization Strategies of Preschool Teachers in Greece
Grounded in stress-reactivity accounts and the Prosocial Classroom model, this study examines how preschool teachers’ responses to children’s negative emotions are associated with teacher job stress and age in Greek early childhood education settings. These frameworks suggest that elevated job stress may erode teachers’ regulatory resources and responsiveness, increasing non-supportive reactions and reducing supportive emotion coaching during emo…
Medicine (20 works) · Psychology (18 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Mental health (7 works)